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Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Law (Hotel, Restaurant & Travel Law) | Karen Morris, Norman Cournoyer and Anthony Marshall | For students and practicing professionals in hospitality, travel and tourism as well as specialized paralegal work, Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Law: A Preventative Approach, 7th Edition, addresses legal issues confronted by managers in the hotel, restaurant, travel and casino industries. The emphasis is on prevention of legal violations. By reading the book, managers can appreciate and identify what actions and precautions are necessary to avoid, or at least minimize, the number of lawsuits. The book uses the case method, long recognized as a helpful approach to learning the often-complicated discipline of law. Readers will study decisions from actual cases in which hospitality establishments were sued, as well as what legal precedents were cited. | |
The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards (The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series) | Murray Dropkin, Jim Halpin and Bill La Touche | This best-selling nuts-and-bolts workbook, now in its second edition, has become the gold standard for nonprofit managers and boards who must work through the budget cycle. The book offers practical tools and guidance for completing each step of the budgeting process. Designed to be comprehensive and easy to use, The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits provides everything budgeters and nonfinancial managers need to prepare, approve, and implement their own budgets.Includes new chapters on Zero-Based and Capital Budgeting as well as a CD with spreadsheets, worksheets and a new budget-building software, the CMS Nonprofit Budget Builder, designed to help you implement the concepts in the book. The software includes an expandable standard chart of accounts (COA) and will aid in building, organizing, tracking and planning budgets. | |
Memos to the Governor, Second Edition, Updated: Memos to the Governor: An Introduction to State Budgeting | Dall W. Forsythe | With a new foreword by New York's former governor, Mario Cuomo, this revised and updated edition of Memos to the Governor is a concise guidebook that takes the reader behind governmental fiscal gobbledygook to explain in clear, understandable prose the technical, economic, and political dynamics of budget making. At all levels of government, the budget has become the battleground for policymaking and politics. This book helps current and future public administrators untangle the knotty processes of budget preparation and implementation.Dall W. Forsythe, who served as budget director under Governor Cuomo, outlines the budgeting process through a series of memos from a budget director to a newly elected governor -- a format that helps readers with little or no background to understand complicated financial issues. He covers all of the steps of budget preparation, from strategy to execution, explaining technical vocabulary, and discussing key topics including baseline budgeting, revenue forecasting, and gap-closing options.Forsythe brings fresh insights into such issues as the importance of a multiyear strategic budget plan, the impact of the business cycle on state budgets, the tactical problems of getting budgets adopted by legislatures, and, of course, the relationship between governor and budget officer. Memos to the Governor is a painless, practical introduction to budget preparation for students of and practitioners in public administration and public-sector financial management. | |
Forecasting Budgets : 25 Keys to Successful Planning (The New York Times Pocket MBA Series) | Norman Moore | Learn the 25 keys to the art of the budget in terms of forecasting costs, revenues and profits for short-term and long-term projections: Key 1. Budget blues. Key 2. Preparing the operating budget. Key 3. Preparing the financial budget. Key 4. Use budgets to plan and control. Use pro forma financial statements to measure and monitor value creation. Key 5. The budget must consider cost behavior. Key 6. Managers must be flexible. So must their budgets. Key 7. The budget must consider revenue behavior. Key 8. Profits are good. Liquidity is essential for survival. Key 9. Determining the optimal cash balance. Key 10. Part of planning and budgeting is setting standards. Key 11. Selecting and using the best cost allocation methods. Key 12. Un-sheath the budget ax. Key 13. A firm's future depends, most of all, on the capital expenditure budget. Key 14. What should a capital budget accomplish? Key 15. Risk is as much a part of the capital budget as return. Key 16. The "unsophisticated" rules are more useful than you might think. Key 17. You can't budget without forecasts. Key 18. Time series forecasting: the past as prologue. Key 19. Regression: a straight line to better forecasting. Key 20. Judgmental forecasting techniques: when numbers are not enough. Key 21. Evaluating forecasting models: through the looking glass. Key 22. Financial models: the black boxes of planning. Key 23. Financial modeling: spreadsheets and add-ins. Key 24. Financial modeling: more on spreadsheets and add-ins. Key 25. Profit-making firms can learn from nonprofit organizations. Forecasting Budgets is part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a reference series easily accessible to all businesspersons, from first-level managers to the executive suite. The 12-volume series is written by Ph.D.s who teach in the finest graduate business programs in the country, and edited by business editors from The New York Times. The structure of each volume presents an unparalleled synopsis of crucial principles of specific areas of business expertise. | |
Top 10 Buenos Aires (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE) | Whether you are traveling first class or with a limited budget, DK Eyewitness Top 10: Buenos Aires will take you straight to the very best of this energetic and bustling capital. From the breath-taking Basilica Santisimo Sacramento to the colorful street fairs, all the must-sees are covered in trouble-free Top 10 lists. This full-color and richly illustrated guide is both detailed and pocket-sized - and with a free pull-out map, it is the ideal travel companion. There are accommodation reviews for every budget, as well as restaurants and food for all tastes, from the gourmet-lover to the adventurous street-vendor. There are dozens of Top 10 lists: from Buenos Aires Top 10 tango clubs to the Top 10 fascinating museums and galleries and the best nightspots, bars and cafes of Buenos Aires. And to save you time and money; there's even the Top 10 things to avoid!Each Top 10 guide now contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.Your guide to the Top 10 best of everything in Buenos Aires. | ||
Handbook of Budgeting | William R. Lalli | A budget is the formal expression of the plans and objectives of management that covers all phases of operations for a specific period of time. Without clearly outlined budgets, corporations are unable to predict profits or losses or create plans for the future. The Fifth Editionof the Handbook of Budgetinghas been fully revised and updated to help you keep up with this ever-changing world. This handbook shows controllers and budget directors how to create any style of budget, from traditional approaches to more cutting-edge approaches. Divided into five informative parts: An Introduction to Budgeting, Tools and Techniques, Preparation of Specific Budgets, Budgeting Applications, and Industry Budgets, this book provides complete coverage of the preparation, presentation, analysis, and effective use of the budgeting function. The Fifth Editionof the Handbook of Budgetingcovers all facets of budget presentation for both profit and nonprofit organizations, and includes chapters on specific industries such as healthcare, biotechnology, and higher education. Numerous checklists and examples will ensure your understanding of this critical topic and help you enhance your budgeting skills. | |
Poland (Eyewitness Travel Guides) | Craig Turp | DK Eyewitness Poland travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions this diverse country has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and detailed maps, discover Poland region by region; from the historical delights of Warsaw and Cracow to the enchanting Alpine scenery and vibrant nightlife hotspots. The guide provides all the insider tips from visiting the postcard-pretty ski resorts to enjoying spectacular national parks and Baltic coastline, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants and nightlife in each region for all budgets. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of all the must-see sites plus street-by-street maps of major towns and cities. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides are the only guides that work equally well for inspiration, as a planning tool, a practical resource while traveling, and a keepsake following any trip.Each guide is packed with the up-to-date, reliable destination information every traveler needs, including extensive hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries, lush photography, and numerous maps. | |
The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company | Joseph Michelli | Discover the secrets of world-class leadership! When it comes to refined service and exquisite hospitality, one name stands high above the rest: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. With ceaseless attention to every luxurious detail, the company has set the bar for creating memorable customer experiences in world-class settings. Now, for the first time, the leadership secrets behind the company's extraordinary success are revealed. The New Gold Standard takes you on an exclusive tour behind the scenes of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Granted unprecedented access to the company's executives, staff, and its award-winning Leadership Center training facilities, bestselling author Joseph Michelli explored every level of leadership within the organization. He emerged with the key principles leaders at any company can use to provide a customer experience unlike any other, such as: Understanding the ever-evolving needs of customers Empowering employees by treating them with the utmost respect Anticipating customers' unexpressed needs and concerns Developing and conducting an unsurpassed training regimen Sharing engaging stories from the company's employees--from the corporate office and hotels around the globe--Michelli describes the innovative methods the company uses to create peerless guest experiences and explains how it constantly hones and improves them. The New Gold Standard weaves practical how-to advice, proven leadership tools, and the wisdom of experts to help you create and embed superior customer-service principles, processes, and practices in your own organization. | |
New Politics of the Budgetary Process (Longman Classics Series), The (5th Edition) | Aaron Wildavsky and Naomi Caiden | Among the new class of inductees into the “Longman Classics in Political Science” Series, this Fifth Edition updates and revises Aaron Wildavsky's classic exposition of how federal budget decisions are made and how formal budget institutions and processes are interwoven with political dynamics. This text explains how the federal budget process has evolved and analyzes recent developments in key areas: entitlements, defense, deficit/surplus and reforms. Its critical and stimulating approach and clear, readable explanations make it essential reading for students of politics and public administration, as well as anyone trying to understand a decision-making process that affects virtually all Americans. | |
The Educated Franchisee: The How-To Book for Choosing a Winning Franchise, 2nd Edition | Rick Bisio | There is nothing more expensive than ignorance -- let The Educated Franchisee serve as your guide for selecting a franchise that meets your needs! The Educated Franchisee will show you: -How to find a franchise that is right for you -How owning a franchise can create wealth -Where to find quality franchisors -What qualities franchisors look for -How to gather information from franchisees -How to make sure the franchise makes money -How to confidently select the best franchise -The five keys to success in owning a franchise |
| Tags | budget hotel motel travel |
| Address |
4225 E Windrose DR Phoenix , AZ 85032 USA |
| Telephone | +1.6029534500 |
| Web | econolodge.com |
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| Type | Franchise |